Salient concerns in using analgesia for cancer pain among outpatients: A cluster analysis study

Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic variables (n = 207)

Variable	Range	n (%)1	Mean (SD)
Age	23-75		53.8 (11.1)
Education	Elementary	3 (1.5)
	High school	70 (33.8)
	College/Trade school	101 (48.8)
	More than college	33 (15.9)
Employment status	Employed outside home (full-time)	43 (20.8)
	Employed outside home (part-time)	12 (5.8)
	Employed at home (full-time)	4 (1.9)
	Employed at home (part-time)	4 (1.8)
	Retired	44 (21.3)
	Unemployed	25 (12.1)
	Other	75 (36.2)
Health literacy	3-15		13.1 (2.6)
Income	< $10000	28 (13.5)
	$10000-$20000	26 (12.6)
	$20000-$30000	19 (9.2)
	$30000-$50000	36 (17.4)
	$50000-$70000	37 (17.9)
	$70000-$90000	24 (11.6)
	> $90000	37 (17.9)
Primary insurance (1 missing)	Private	107 (51.9)
	Medicare	41 (19.9)
	Medicaid	27 (13.1)
	Multiple	25 (12.1)
	VA/other	6 (2.9)
Marital status	Married	110 (53.1)
	Separated/Divorced	48 (23.2)
	Widowed	8 (3.9)
	Never married	41 (19.8)
Race	Black/African American	86 (41.5)
	White/Caucasian	121 (58.5)
Social support	0.17-9.00		3.7 (2.1)

¹No missing values unless otherwise indicated. SD: Standard deviation; VA: Veterans Administration.